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I liked Celexa a lot at the beginning. It helped my anxiety and confidence. However, after 1 1/2 years, I'm considering going off of it, because I'm very tired and fatigued, and my concentration is bad, and my mind is so fuzzy. I'm making a lot of mistakes at work that I never did before. I just can't think clearly. I'm going to call my doctor tomorrow and find out how to wean off of this!!! My self-confidence is bad now, too....because I can't trust my memory or thoughts or actions.

—Posted by Cheri

23 Mar 2012

I'm 8 months pregnant and refused it for many months but now I've been taking it for over a month and I can't believe no doctor gave this to me before... It saves my life everyday!!!!! I was suicidal and I am diagnosed with borderline personnality disorder and it helps a lot with impulsivity, aggressivity and mood shifts. I eat better too. I have less worries and am more confident ! I never want to get off it :p

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User Comments about Celexa

26 Apr 2012

I liked Celexa a lot at the beginning. It helped my anxiety and confidence. However, after 1 1/2 years, I'm considering going off of it, because I'm very tired and fatigued, and my concentration is bad, and my mind is so fuzzy. I'm making a lot of mistakes at work that I never did before. I just can't think clearly. I'm going to call my doctor tomorrow and find out how to wean off of this!!! My self-confidence is bad now, too....because I can't trust my memory or thoughts or actions.

I'm 8 months pregnant and refused it for many months but now I've been taking it for over a month and I can't believe no doctor gave this to me before... It saves my life everyday!!!!! I was suicidal and I am diagnosed with borderline personnality disorder and it helps a lot with impulsivity, aggressivity and mood shifts. I eat better too. I have less worries and am more confident ! I never want to get off it :p

I used Celexa for Anxiety. I think that it's use is indirectly used for anxiety and mostly directed to those with deep depression. I feel this is why i mainly felt tranquilized, tired nauseous, and my mind just felt cloudy. Used it for anxiety during school tests and it did not help, just lowered mental functionality and a felt very slow as to recall test material. Im not the kind of guy that likes to put chemicals (drugs) into my body and so I am going to try and use herbs and supplements to help with my anxiety. Im sure this may work for others, every one's reactions to certain drugs are very different.